• been introduced to the topic of Light
  • watched videos and/or listened to podcasts that illustrate the topics of Light & Texture
  • created a page dedicated to Light in your wiki
  • learned new words related to Light
  • look for or taken pictures that illustrate the use of light in architecture/urban planning
  • described the pictures in writing
  • recorded the description
  • embedded the recording in your wiki



  • Have you ever thought about the effects that light can produce in the perception people have of a place?
  • Can electric lighting affect what we "see" as the colours of an object?
  • Did you know you can create a series of sensations and moods of your choice by integrating the concepts of color and light to your designs and plans?
  • Do you think light and color can make a difference in any room setting or in any public place as well? How is that? Think of examples


What I know about Light is...


bombillo.jpgThe light are one of the things more importants in the life of a human because have a big impact the use of them, because the influence of the light in our lifes begin in the capacity of see everything, because when the light reflect the ilumination in our eyes the color ubicated in thems, permit to human percept everything. In architecture the light permit see the depth of the places and the dimmensions of the places.In art the ligth permit understand how the colors they were discovered. The light permit understans the balance between the dark and the light.




ª Types of Light ª


Ambient -
Light applied with equal intensity everywhere in a scene. Controls the lowest illumination of an object in the scene - "fill in" the areas of an object that are not hit with light from a Spot or Omni light.

Omni -
Point light source. Use as fill lights with luminance values of 20 to 60.Spot -
Directed light source which can cast shadows and can project images.


Negative -
Subtracts the specified color of the negative Spotlight or Omni light from the illumination of other lights in the scene shifting the hue of other lights to the compliment of the negative light.

Circular -
Spotlight projected in the shape of a cone.

Rectangular -
Spotlight projected in the shape of a rectangle.Spotlight which projects a still image or an animation onto objects in a scene.



º Types of light for every Room º


º Study Area
Studying requires the best lighting. Reader lightbulbs provide bright light that is ideal for reading and tasks.

º Kitchen
Kitchens need to be brightly lit for food preparation.

º Living Room
Enhance your family time with a variety of fixtures that give off ambient (low), general (medium), and reading (high) light.

º Bathroom
Avoid fluorescent bulbs, which tend to be unflattering. Opt for a softer bulb that has good light distribution.

º Dining Room
For a more relaxed mood, use lights on a dimmer. This gives you the option of strong light or softer light depending on your needs.

º Work Room
Place lights as high up as possible to eliminate dark areas that could compromise work, study, and hobby time.

Light in architecture: (Panteon de Agripa)

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Examples of efects of artificial light

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